The coaches behind world number 1 @JordanSpieth

Cameron McCormick - Performance Coach The man who's coached him for nine years describes Spieth's technique, intelligence and tactical prowess. How did you start working with Jordan? It was through a mutual association. A client of mine who was director of the Texas Golf Association put his father and me in touch and we had a big phone conversation and set up an initial meeting when he was just shy of his 13th birthday. From there it’s turned into the relationship you see today. Our first meeting was much more, “show me your skills Jordan” than “Jordan, this is what you need to do.” And me being sensitive to a 12-year-old athlete who was playing some fine golf in the middle of his competitive season, what I didn’t want to do was break him down and destroy what he had, which was solid proficiency. What I wanted to do was illustrate that there’s a long-term outlook to becomi...